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How to Elevate Your Style

The Rakstar — Sat, 25 May 2024 20:55:16 +0000

Rakstars, have you ever felt that you don’t have anything to wear but you can hardly step into your closet? We get it! It’s not your fault! Your closet is just small.

5 Ways to Choose the Right Outfits

Personality: Your clothes have to work for you. You have to let it shine on you and make heads turn. Unless you don’t like attention, that’s totally fine. A soft look will do you just fine. In order to understand yourself, go to the mall or your favourite clothing store. Take a bunch of items off the rack to the change rooms and voila! See what you like? See what you don’t like? Play with different styles, colours and of course textures. See what makes you feel authentic and confident. There is nothing like walking down the street, feeling awkward. You can mix and match different styles – there are no rules.
Quality: Clothing is fun when it doesn’t rip, unless that’s the style you like. Invest in timeless pieces that can be used again and again with different outfits such as a tailored blazer, the black dress and a good pair of jeans. You will often wear them, so price per wear does come down. In the long run, it’s worth it. Take the stress off of finding a good impromptu outfit minutes before you leave the house because you have timeless pieces that look good with anything. A win-win.
Your Fit: Not everyone is going to look good in a type of clothing style. What may suit your friend, may not suit you. Have you ever had those moments where you think that you look bad in clothes? Honey, it’s not you – it’s them! Clothing is based on your body shape. Some people are tall and some are short. Having long wear or petite wear can help benefit your look making you slimmer or less baggy. Remember, when you dress, you are dressing for yourself and your body – nobody else.
Accessorize and Glamorize: In order to elevate your outfit, it is important to add a touch of sparkle with pieces including jewelry, headphones, watches, blazers, scarves, handbags, sunglasses and hats to put it all together. Don’t be afraid. Do what feels right. Wearing an all white outfit with a pop of an orange handbag, can be just the right touch to transform your outfit from okay to Fab!
Groom: Not the groom at the wedding, unless you want to attract him. You do you boo. No judgment here! What we mean is personal hygiene. Make sure to take care of your skin, hair and nails. Look like a person and not a zombie. Keep your hair groomed, styled in a way that you love and feel confident in. No one likes a bad hair day. Find a skin care routine that makes you want to dance and make sure your nails are clean and well-trimmed. This will tie in the whole look.

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2 Types of Colours in this World

Neutrals: Easy to work with and can create many many outfits. You can pair each item easily. Black top with white pants or white top with black pants. What about a beige sweater and a white top? With neutrals, it’s easy to pair and it looks like you just walked out of a magazine.
Colours: Colours are good. Don’t be afraid. Look at a colour wheel. Any colours that are directly opposite of each other are complementary colours. They give off a bold statement. Colours that are next to each other are analogous colours. They blend together and give off a cohesive look. Colours are fun to play with.

Proportions

If you think your outfit looks off – it may be the proportions. Break the outfit into threes. Are they all looking good? For example, are you wearing a long t-shirt covering your thighs? Don’t like it? Tuck the top in. You have now created a proportion. Does it look better? Maybe? Play with the proportions of your outfits. If you are wearing a sweater, you can fold it up to a quarter away from your wrist or, if you are feeling fancy, pull it to the elbow. See how you can make your outfit feel like yourself.

You can create an illusion to look taller and leaner by wearing high fitted waist pants. You can wear a belt to separate your top from your pants to look proportionate. The options are endless.

Match your shoes with your pants, it gives off the illusion that they are one, thus making a flow of one colour and making you look taller.

Baggy clothes are comfortable but can make you look like grass. No offense! Tight clothes – can you even move? Try splitting up the bagginess and tightness. Wear a baggy top but tight pants or a regular fitting tight top with baggy pants.

Rakstars, remember that elevating your style takes time. There is no one size fits all solution. Combine your fashion, confidence and your authenticness. There are going to be days where your style changes. That’s fine. What you liked before may not necessarily be what you like now? It’s all part of the growing process. Grow and live your life, the way you want it. If you’re happy, then no matter what you wear, your happiness will outshine everything.

So Rakstars, are you ready to shine?

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Selecting the Right Piece: Picking out Jewelry is like an Authentic Expression

The Rakstar — Sun, 12 May 2024 17:26:13 +0000

Shiny. Glittery. Elegant. Peaceful. Classy. Smooth. Colourful. Metal. A Memory.

What jewelry should I wear? Does jewelry represent symbols?

Picking out jewelry is nonetheless a Picasso of a world of wonder. Dancing with the stars, one may say. But each dance flees with a moment that is so personal, that it’s within our narrative, like a tale of the waltz, floating between our hands – people sway to the beat of the sound, but people are different and so is the dance along with the story it tells.

Jewelry is immortal but the precious moments that lay through the timeless elegance is carried within our hearts. Whether it’s through joyous memories or celebrations of happiness, choosing a piece of jewelry is not a task. It’s an art. As it will be forever cherished and forever speak the moment of your story.

Every time I glance at my jewelry at hand, I reminisce about the times invoking an abundance of emotions; happiness, joy, calm, serenity and even sadness. For the history of the pieces are just as valuable as the gems it surrounds. Rings are a moment of reflection of you, through different chapters in your life.

Necklaces gaze at a milestone of reaching the next stage and bracelets are rigid, never letting go, never forgetting, the carriers before. Each piece of jewelry deserves to be celebrated. Deserves to be loved and shown.

When given the chance to select jewelry for yourself, you often graze such excitement, endless emotions of thrill and adventure. Tracing your fingers on a delicate pendant, one that dances in the air suspended from a rose gold chain.

Maybe you are giving it as a gift to someone or a gift for yourself. Maybe it’s for a loved one to be exchanged on a starry summer night. This is no longer just a pendant but a stamp of a constellation. A constant reminder of that magical evening when everything just stood still.

Rings encapsulated with circles, never breaking, no latch, never broken. Just one continuous loop embodies a tale of promises and commitment. A commitment to always love yourself, someone, or a joyous occasion, that you never want to forget. I, for one, was given a little teal box, one that sparked joy for my eighteenth birthday. A new chapter was opened – a symbol of adulthood, a milestone from my Uncle who always wanted a daughter.

Let’s not forget earrings. Dangling from your earlobes. Studs or loops, echoes personality whether it’s through shared laughter with friends or the shimmering diamonds in the dark blue evening. The earrings move together in pairs – holding the secrets you share.

Through the walks of the crowd, one thing remains in everyone’s ears and no it’s not the earrings, but the rhythmic chime that encompasses from the wrist. Bracelets hit the forefront jingling with memories of dreams, seaside walks, parties and a glass of one too many. Some bracelets allow for charms, to capture more than one episodic memory.

Another piece of jewelry that is sometimes lost but never forgotten, the elegant brooches. Sometimes, we don’t remember because it is often not too common, but with the iconic pieces it is sometimes hard to miss. Old money one may say, these pieces are fastened to lapels, scarves and even jackets.

Maybe it was a family heirloom passed on from generations to generations carrying a plethora of pieces of weighted history and legacies. Or maybe it was found in a thrift store, carrying someone else’s treasure but wearing it with pride. Or yet simply, you selected a piece that aligns with your personality like an owl of wisdom or designer initials.

Picking out jewelry is like an authentic expression. Who we discover to be today and who we were when we received the item, it’s not old and new, it’s a myriad of triumphs and losses, overcome to see where we are now. Losing the battles but winning the war. Becoming a year older, or celebrating a holiday. You discover your story with memories, remarkable journeys and the best bit, each time you place your earrings on you can hear it.

The secrets you once told it, whispering and laughing in your ears. The rings of armor, remembering those endless stories. Or what about your necklace – the pendant etched on your chest beats near your heart. Your bracelets chime, invoking the emotion you once felt. The brooch that lays on your side, protecting your inner layer.

For it is you that tells the story and the jewelry pieces it together. No matter what you like to feel – there are endless combinations to mix and match. Not one choice is right and not one choice is wrong.

Each piece is just a chapter, but the beauty lies not just in the precious metal or the gems but in the person that is wearing it. When selecting jewelry to add to your collection or choosing for someone else, remember it’s not just an accessory – it is an immortal token one that would live long carrying your memory.

In time, Rakstars

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